Gado vs. Blount

If the Titans keep three running backs in addition to fullback Ahmard Hall, the last cut will come down to a pick between veteran Samkon Gado and rookie LeGarrette Blount.

Gado had 63 yards on 13 carries against the Saints. Blount had 59 yards on 15 attempts.

“I came in with the idea I was going to take the opportunities when they came, and that’s what I did,” Gado said. “It’s in the Lord’s hands now.”

A number of Saints first-team defenders did not play in the game.

“We made some plays. We ran the football,” Jeff Fisher said. “You know, if you take into consideration who was out there, you could say, ‘Well, you wouldn’t have done that against this group or that group.’ But the bottom line is when you hand the ball off you should make plays and we did. We pushed piles and I thought all the backs made big plays.”